Item Uphill MSS 5.2 - Pyramid construction: correspondence and documentation

1 envelope

The estate of Eric Uphill.

Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.

Correspondence and documentation exchanged between Robert M. Porter and Uphill in 2002 and 2007.
25 pages (16 single-sided + 9 double-sided)
The first exchange in 2002 concerns the construction of Fourth Dynasty pyramids and Porter's article, which was written in response to another article published on the same subject.

• Dorka, Uwe E. 2002. "Lifting of stones in 4th Dynasty pyramid building". Göttinger Miszellen 189, 11-22 (OEB 49710)
• Porter, Robert M. 2003. "Pyramid building: a response to Dorka and others". Göttinger Miszellen 194, 105-107 (OEB 180943)
  The second group consists of a letter from Porter in 2007 relating to ramps used for the construction of Neferirkare's pyramid, along with a copy of Porter's paper "An easy way to build a pyramid," a conference paper presented at Current Research in Egyptology VIII, Swansea, 2007
• Also see Porter, Robert M. 1994. "An easy way to build a pyramid". Göttinger Miszellen 139, 93-94 (OEB 38447)

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